The Fab Owners’ Association (FOA) has added four new members to its
ranks, the association announced today. SVTC Technologies, Infineon
Technologies, Maxim Integrated Products and ANADIGICS, Inc. have all
joined the FOA, which strives to provide a forum for semiconductor
manufacturing executives and industry suppliers to discuss common
manufacturing hurdles and issues in an attempt to lower manufacturing
costs through information sharing.

"We continue to build membership value and efficiencies through
manufacturing benchmark programs and by adding member-driven study
groups,” said L.T. Guttadauro, Executive Director, FOA. “Our
collaborative facilities, maintenance and ESH study groups exchanging
best practices, saving time, money and effort across the FOA
membership, and these gains will be maximized as we add new study
groups this year."